The case was instituted by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries (WDLI), which filed notices of violation against two individual alarm companies for alleged failure to comply with the Prevailing Wage Act during the installation of sound and data systems in a public project installation in Seattle. Workers from both companies pulled low voltage wiring through conduit of more than 10 ft. and sometimes hundreds of feet in length during the installation and were compensated at “electronic technicians” rates. The WDLI contended that the job was actually covered by the “inside wireman” scope of work, requiring a higher prevailing wage. The companies disagreed, contending that the work did fall under the “electronic technician” scope of work. The Administrative Law judge, the director of WDLI and the King County, Wash. superior court all agreed the work was covered by the “inside wireman” scope of work and ordered the employers to pay additional wages for time spent performing “inside wireman” work.